Squatted army camps in South Buckinghamshire After the Second World War, homelessness, a shortage of homes due to bomb damage,… READ MORE
As noted before on this blog, in the 18th century, the Royal Navy coped with a high wastage rate among… READ MORE
“But sure your hair will stand on end when once I do begin, sir, The dreadful story to relate of… READ MORE
Report of a 2001 action at the Tate Britain Gallery in London, against a William Blake exhibition sponsored by the… READ MORE
“There was this afternoon, unfortunately, a somewhat serious situation as between a procession of discharged soldiers and sailors and the… READ MORE
Mostly a London history blog, we extended our definition of ‘London’ to ‘everything inside the M25’ a while back… …… READ MORE
Members of the CPSA civil servants’ union (the forerunner of today’s PCS) went on strike in May 1987 for a… READ MORE
The May Fair was held every year around at Great Brookfield (now part of Curzon Street and Shepherd Market) from… READ MORE
Just two weeks ago a man fell to his death from a balcony in Peckham, after police fired a Taser… READ MORE
Current Home Office proposals to use barges and disused cruise ships to house asylum seekers, to placate racists who object to refugees… READ MORE
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
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